So I decided to do a marathon. I’m not really in shape. I’m totally unprepared. But hell, I have 3 months how hard can it be right? (/sarcasm) This time last year I’d signed up for the Surf City Half Marathon and was terrified of 13.1 miles. That was a LOOONG way from my couch. This year I’m feeling […]
I’m still here. I’m still losing. I’m down almost 35 lbs and depending on whether I’m wearing a skirt or jeans, 2-3 sizes. It’s amazing the difference in my body. I don’t feel that different, but when I look at myself in my pretty underwear (because I can now wear pretty underwear) I think I’m […]
We’ve had the other one for over a year so I thought I’d mix it up a little. What do you think of the new layout? Do you like it? Do you hate it? Do you prefer the old one? Or do you prefer to have a new one just not this one with the […]
Meet Tuesday’s route. I have never tried to run before as a human popsicle so that was a new one for me. It was in the low 50s last night and I was wearing spandex pants with a pair of regular running pants over them. Plus a long sleeve mock turtleneck. Plus the North Face […]
One of my favorite poems is now the title of a movie. I haven’t seen it yet but I want to! Has anyone seen it yet? Thoughts? Invictus by William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my […]
You know how you know you’re a runner? When someone posts about the health of their sinuses and how that might affect their next race in a wall update on Facebook. (Names have been hidden to protect the innocent…on the off chance that one of these people is innocent). *Note- I’ve never had a “pre-race […]
So I finally found an elevation map of the 2009 Inaugural LA County Half Marathon. Here is what a Richter Scale Looks like: And here is my race: I’ll tell you one thing Lucy. That explains a LOT.
So I have one of to add to And the race course? The one they originally described as Changed considerably without notice. My previous blog map was the updated trail but reality looked like: One disclaimer. The race course was something like 13.3 according to my GPS watch. I forgot to mark my location at […]
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For the first time ever I crossed the starting line as soon as the gun went off. This was important because it meant when I reached the finish line the clock time displayed would actually be pretty close to my actual time. That was definitely a nice side benefit for competing in a small race! […]
Gee CK, how was your race? I got passed by a woman using walking sticks and wearing an adult diaper. Yes, really. No matter what else I type about this race, I just want you to know that in my mind the 2009 Inaugural Los Angeles County Half Marathon will stand out in my mind […]
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